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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- markdukehlheadagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mark duke <michealotutunzu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markdukedhlheadagent@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:33:27 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION
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Attention Beneficiary:
My name is Mr Mark Duke from DHL express delivery company United State
of America.
Address: A_E . Albany ALB. 292 Wolf Road.
Contact email: markdukehlheadagent@yahoo.com
There was a 1 box of consignment box which Worth about $20,000,000,00
million USA dollars. The consignment box was deposited by the United
Nations government, United State of America IMF head office, IRS and
FBI department.
According to them, they said that is your only real funds inheritance
which you have been suffering to receive for years why some fake
offices have been contacting you clamming they have your funds which
is
all lies. Finally the FBI and the IRS department have found and
arrest 5 suspected fraud trying to scam you which they confirmed in
front of everyone that he have contact you with different phone number
and email.
But thank God that they didn't succeed in there plan. The new elected
president of America his excellence Joe Biden have given the order to
make sure that this 5 scammers should be punished and jailed.
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